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The Therapeutic Relationship: A Study on the Value of the Therapist Client Rating Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Eric Blaauw  and
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
Eric Blaauw
Affiliation:
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Paul M. G. Emmelkamp
Affiliation:
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

This article reports on some psychometric features of the Therapist Client Rating Scale (TCRS), an instrument that claims to measure the therapeutic relationship in behaviour therapy sessions. A study is described in which the TCRS was completed after each therapy session by 28 obsessive-compulsive patients undergoing behaviour therapy, as well as by the therapists. The perception of patient behaviour correlated significantly with the treatment outcome. Further examination on the reliability and validity of the TCRS is recommended.

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 1994 , pp. 25 - 35
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1994

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